Pencil-holding attachment.



T. DRENCHKO.

PEMCTL HOLDING ATTACHMENT APPLICATION FILED )AN-1B, '1918.

aen'ted Feb. il, 1M@

' TONY DRENCHKO, 0F FtANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

PENCIL-HOLDING ATTACHMENT.

Leanser.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be litknown that I, ToNY DRENGHKO, a

citizen of the United States, residing at VFranklin, in the countyfofCambria and State of Pennsylvania,have-,invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pencil-Holding Attaohmentsof which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and usefull improvements in pencil holderattachments,

and the rimary object of the invention is to provi e anew andv improvedattachment for a pencil holder, which comprises a penknife securedthereto and forming an integral part of the same which attachment willgreatly increase the .efficiency and usefulness of Ta device of thischaracter, as tli'e knife will always be handy when its use is required.v f Another object of 'this invention is to providea pencil holder ofthe conventional type, which is formed `of a single piece of metal,having one edge projecting and bent to forni .a knife holder, and aknife blade pivoted therein, whereby theattachment may be'very easilyand simply constructed, as the number of parts necessary to form thisuseful article is reduced to a minimum.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a device Vof this characterwhich is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, andone which will be very eiicient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists ofthe novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed outd in the specification and claim.

ln the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective of a pencilshowing my attachment applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sect-ion through the holder when the same isappliedto the pencil, and A Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line3-3 of Fig. 2.

ln describing my invention, l shall refer to the drawings in `whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

'The numeral l designates a lead pencil Specification of Letters Patent.A.application inea January 1s, 191s. serial No. 212,496. A

vPatented- ]Eeb. 11, 1919.

' of the conventional type provided `with a suitable eraser 3, and thenumeral 2 the holder, which is formed tubular, being constructed of asingle piece of metal bent 'of the desired shape. One edge of theholder' designated by the numeral 4 projects from the adjacent edge, andis bent -back upon 1 itself inparallel spaced relation to 'form a'yknife holder or casing.

Within the holder, formed by the bent edge 4, is positioned a knifeblade 5, pivoted as shown at 6 in one end of the holder, said bladebeing of substantially the. saine length, and adapted to register Withinthe holder when in normal position, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 ofthedrawing. The edge of the holder is notched as shown at 7 ,-so as theknife blade may be easily withdrawn from closed position.

To additionally hold ,the pencil holder on the end of a pencil, anordinary type of pencil -holding clip 9 is positioned on a. pencil, asclearly shown in Figs.' l and 2 of the drawings, and the extremitythereof is adapted for engagement with the inner end of the knifeholder. This forms an additional securing means, and may be employed ifso desired.' n operation, the holder constructed as has been fullydescribed, is adapted to be positioned on the end of a pencil or thelike, and when so arranged, it greatly increases the eliiciency of anarticle of this character, as the knife will always be handy, when it isdesired to use the same to sharpen a pensoV cil, or tomake an erasurewhich cannot be ordinarily removed with the rubber eraser commonlypositioned in the end of a pencil holder. To sharpen a pencil, the'holder is slipped from the end on which it is positioned, but for makingthe erasure, the knife need only be opened lto the position shown inFig. 1 of the drawing.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding ofthe construction, operation, and advantages of my invention may be had,and while l have shown'and described the device as embodying a specificstructure, l desireA that it be understood that such changes may be madein said structure as do not 31e-pari; imm lle spirit and swipe of thenvenon as Caimed.

\ Having fully described my invemom Secure by descmfoed formed of aysnge piece Q1 mea beni; tubular, one side `adige off Sa mami .projecting:m being bent back' upon tse'l paifae spaced ea'on, and a. knfefbade'pvoted l0 bewean 'the bent portlons. astlmony whereof my slguature

